Hinge.



G. H. MAAS.

HINGE. APPLICATION FILED 1320.18 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

WITNESSES f/vyzlvroR W M r W mi/W 3 TM ATTORNEYS v the integrally cover, fourth, to the integrally formed. lugs UNITED s'rATEs PATENT ornron. i liGEVORGltHENRY Wisconsin; I i I i Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 1a, 1901;. Serial no, 468,123.

To all whom it may concern: I and in a vertical osition above the crate as e it knoivn tha I, GEORGE IIENItYhlAAS, it appears from the front of the crate and a citizen of the United States, residing at Fig. ;3 representsasimilarviewto that'shown Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State in'Fig. -1,, showing the cover in its'extreme of Wisconsin, have inventednew and useful i open position. v .mprovements n Hmges, of which the fol.- vLike a'rts are identified by the same refowing-1s a specification; ti

I erence gurcs" throughout the several views. 1y invention 'relatesto improvements in l 1 represents the rear wall of the crate, 2 ges for sh pping crates, and it-pertains one of the end Walls,-and represents the more' especially among other'thinga first, cover. v W

the peculiar construction and arrange -4 represents one of the cover su porting merit of the hingemembers by which they hinge members, whichis connected 3/ adapted to be connected to inner wall of the cover by aplurality of nails t e interior walls of the cover and crate, or'sere'ws' 6 represents the other hinge whereby access to their fastening screws or member, which is secured to the inner sur: nails, when the crate is closed, is prevented; face of the. rear Wall of the crate by a plusecond, to the'location of the hinge pin of the rality of nails or screws 7". p The hinge mem res ective hinge members atadistanoc above her 6 is preferably formed integral with a ,an( at one side of the rear wall of the crate, cornerplate 8, which is adapted to be secured whereby the cover is free to be thrown back to theinner surface of the end wall 2 of the parallel With such rear wall without straining by a plurality of screws the hinge or its retaining fastenings; third, to

formed hinges and lugs,-which lllgS,'Wl1GIithe crate is open, are adapted to crate and cover, their fasteniugs cannot be reinforce the angular projecting endsfof the reached or disengaged when the crate is hinge member and prevent them from be coming bent or crate will be obvious that by thus securmg'the closed. 10 re )resents the hinge 'in which is preferably t ornied integral Wit 1 the arm 11, and the arm 11 is formed atv an. angle to the pin whereby, when the. cover is closed, it is broken by the Weight of the and-hinge members, which are adapted, when the'crate is closed, to resist the latei'il or for:

Patented July 6,1909 a ward strain upon the cover, wherebytlieliw adaptedto engage against. the corner plate 8 lnh'ty of the cover bcconnng loosened front ott e hinge member within the end Wall of hinge v to ti arm is adapted, when the and thereby prevent the in fro 1 40 While such arm I stren then the crate and hold the hinge erence tofthe -wlnch-' upper left handcorner the crate is lessened and 'thc'strain upon the pinis rd uced to the minimum; iit'th, ieconstruction of-the' removable hinge pin in connection "u' itha retaining arnnwvhich crate is closcd, to' engage against the inner wall of the crate,

in being accied from the. hinge members, V acilitates removing the pin when desirous to remove the'cover from the crate; and sixth, to the construction of the the crate, wlierebyityis impossible toremove the hinge 'pin when the crate closed. The arm 11 also serves as a convenient means of withdrawing the hinge pin from'the hinge members, when desirous 'to rcinove the cover from the crate. I

The hinge member is provided with an integral .er 6-is'prov1ded w th an integrallyformed lug 13, which lugs are-respectively bent at right angles to the hinge member and serve to'reinf'orce their angular projecting ends directly beneath the hinge pin, whereby such angular projecting .en'ds'aro prevented from being bent or broken by lateral pressure. Referring to Fig. 3, the lower edge of the lug ;]2 is adapted, when the cover is'open, to rest dentally disenga piece, which cooperate mem er in place. My invention is further explained by ref: accompanying drawings; in Figure l'represents a vertieal section of the of the crate, showing position, as seen from lower edge of the 111g 13 is adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the rear wall 1 of the thecovcr in its clnsed :crate, where y additional theopposite end of the crate; Fig. 2 repreity are iven to the respective protruding sentsa vertical section of the same corner ends of t ehinge member. The hinge 1ne1n- '55 i shownin Figs 1 with the covershown open her 4 is provided with a laterally projecting 112-, and the hinge memupon the upper edge'of said cover, while the strength and rigid i toward the right and leftand cooperate with ordinarily subjected.

lug 14!, which is adapted, when the cover is closed, to bear a ainst the inneryertioal wall of the corner p ate 8, in which position it serves to resist the lateral strain. oi the cover the hinge pin in retaining-the cover'in plat The corner plate 8 is provided with ether zontal inwardly projecting lug 15, which is adapted, when the cover is closer-Lite contact with the front edge of thelug it; when said, lugscooperate to resist the forward strain upon the cover. 7

I have thus far shown and-described. the; hinge members adapted to be connected with one end of the cover and crate; it will hcwever be understood that the opposite corner of such cover and crate are adapted to he pro- Vided with. a similar set of hinge members; also that when the hinge'rniemhers in place, the several angular lugs 12, 13, and coiiperate to reinforce such hinge member and resist the strain vto which tie crate is Attention is called to the fact that the hinge member 6 projects upwardly and roan wardly at an angle of about to the in--' nor wall of the crate, while the hinge mom her 4 projects upwardly and rearwardly past the rear edge of the cover 3, when sine is in its closed position shown in l, 7 whereby when the cover 3 is thrownhaok, l as shown in Fig. I), it is free to drop to r tical position against the rear wall of lire crate without straining said hinge members or their retaining festenings;

Having thus described my invention, wha 1 claim as new, and desire to scene-by list ters Patent, is-

1. The combination a crate and cover pair of. integrally formed ICVDZSBiY inelried angular hinge members pivotaily connected together at one end at a point substantially in line with the exterior surface of crate and cover and having their opposite on s rigidly connected with the interior es of said crate'and cover, said hinge membersbe ing adapted by their angular shape and the i location-of their pivotal connection to permit the cover, whentlnown back, to drop to the vertical behinrl said crate. I

2. The combination of a crate and cover, a pair of reversely inclined'angpilar hinge members piv'otslly connected together at one end and having their opposite ends rigidly connected with the interior suriace of said crate and cover, the angular ends of said hinge ma n hers being respectively provided with laterally projecting strengthening lu s located between their pivotally conneetec ends and the opposing edges oi said crate and cover, and adapted to strengthen and reinforce said. hinge members.

The combination of a crate and cover, a air oi reverse-ly inclined angular hinge me1n- 5, hinge pin adapted to connect the op- 5 ends of said hinge rnembers together, is o 'aposite ends of said hinge members be i the interior sur lly connected with a e oi said crate and cover, said hinge pin using provided with a laterally extendlng arm adapted when said cover is in its closed position, to engage the inner end wall of the crate and thereby retain said hinge pin in place.

A. hinge comprising a lower, or crate Incinher, and an upper, or cover member, respectively secured to the interior walls of the crate and cover, the lower aemher being provided with a corner plate having an inextending lug, and the upper nieuihcl. provided with laterally projecting lug, said last named lug being adapted, when the cover l sod, to engage at its side against the inner vertical wall 0i said corner plate and at ed against the rear edge of said inwardly ejecting lug, whereby the cover when closed is supported against both forward and lateral pressure.

in testimony whereof I aliix my signature the presence of two witnesses. l

GEORGE HENRY MAAS.

Witnesses Jae. B. ERWIN,

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